Deepwater Horizon: Effect on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles
2010年5月12日 · A recent Endangered Species Research special issue summarizes some of the devastating longterm effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on protected marine mammals and sea turtles.
Sea Turtles, Dolphins, and Whales - 10 years after the Deepwater ...
More information on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010 and its effects on surrounding marine life. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill adversely affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico, including marine mammals, sea turtles, birds, fish, and invertebrates.
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
2010年4月21日 · Summary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, response to wildlife that may have been exposed to or impacted by the spill, and marine mammal injury assessment, research, monitoring, restoration, and planning efforts.
Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially ...
2020年4月17日 · New Orleans, Louisiana — On April 20, 2010, an explosion at the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig released over 130 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was the biggest oil spill...
Deepwater Horizon's Impact on Wildlife - National Wildlife Federation
Species particularly affected include brown and white pelicans, laughing gulls, Audubon's shearwaters, northern gannets, clapper rails, black skimmers, white ibis, double-crested cormorants, common loons, and several species of tern.
Fourteen years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, endemic fishes …
2024年4月18日 · The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, released almost 100 million gallons of oil, causing significant pollution. A decade later, its long...
The Gulf of Mexico, with its sandy beaches, lush wetlands and deep water corals, is a vast system that teems with life. The waters, beaches, marshes and upland areas of this ecosystem support an incredible amount of wildlife—birds, fish, marine mammals and countless others.
After Deepwater Horizon spill: Which animals weathered the disaster
2017年3月13日 · A new study from a Coastal Waters Consortium team of researchers has found which birds, fish, insects and other animals affected by the Deepwater Horizon explosion should be given top...
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Marine Mammal Restoration and …
NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center marine mammal scientists were heavily involved in identifying and quantifying the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to cetacean (whales and dolphins) species in the Gulf of Mexico.
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Correlates with Steep Declines in …
2024年12月26日 · The occurrence of several whale and dolphin species in the Gulf of Mexico drastically dropped off in the decade following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The disaster produced a 149,000-square-kilometer (58,000-square-mile) oil slick and released a substantial amount of dispersed oil under the ocean surface.